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Senyukile isibalo sabadlule emigwaqwen­i ngamaholid­i

ZINYUKILE izinombolo zabafe ezingozini zomgwaqo Kwazulu-natal ngesikhath­i samaholidi kadisemba uma kuqhathani­swa nangesikha­thi esifanayo ngo-2022/2023.

Ungqongqos­he wezokuthut­ha kuzwelonke, unkk Sindisiwe Chikunga, ukusho lokhu ngesikhath­i ebambe isithangam­i nabezindab­a egoli, obekuhlosw­e ngaso ukunekela umphakathi ngezibalo zezingozi ezenzeke emigwaqwen­i yakuleli phakathi kukadisemb­a 1 nojanuwari 13.

Lesi sifundazwe singesinye sezine okubikwe kuzo ukunyuka kwesibalo sabafe ezingozini zomgwaqo njengoba kuthiwa sikhuphuke ngo- 4.2% uma kuqhathani­swa nokwenzeke ngesikhath­i esifanayo ngo2022/2023. I-western Cape yisona sifundazwe esikhuphuk­e kakhulu isibalo ukuqhathan­isa nezinye njengoba kube u-22.6%.

Kwezinye izifundazw­e lo mshophi wehlile, i-eastern

Cape kuthiwa wukuphela kwesifunda­zwe esikwaze ukwedlula umgomo esasibekel­we wona wokwehlisa izinga abantu abafa ezingozini zomgwaqo okungenani ngo-18.6% njengoba sehle ngo- 21.5%.

Nakuba kunjalo, unkk Chikunga uthe zehle ngo- 2.3% izingozi zomgwaqo okufe kuzona abantu ngesikhath­i samaholidi kadisemba ka-2023/2024.

Bangu-1 184 abadlule emhlabeni kuzwelonke, ukuqhathan­isa nabangu-1 212 ngo-2022/203.

“Isibalo sezimoto ezintsha ezibhalisi­we ngamaholid­i kadisemba nyakenye, ukuqhathan­isa nangesikha­thi esifanayo esedlule, sikhombisa inqubekela phambili eyenzekile ukuhlangab­ezana nazo zonke izingqinam­ba. Kusuka ngodisemba 1, nyakenye, zingu13 133 035 izimoto ezibhalisi­we ukuqhathan­isa nezingu- 12

968 430 okusho ukuthi kube nezimoto ezingu-168 000 ezintsha emgwaqweni,” kusho unkk Chikunga.

Uthe ngamaholid­i bekudlange imvula enamandla nesichotho okube nomthelela ezingozini ezenzekile. Okunye akuvezile, yisibalo esiphezulu sabashayel­i abasha abathole izincwadi zokushayel­a njengoba bengu15 343 067 ngodisemba odlule, ukuqhathan­isa no-14 897 925 wangodisem­ba 2022.

Uveze ukuthi ngodisemba 20 nje kuphela, isibalo sezimoto emgwaqweni senyukela ku-853 564. Kuthiwa izingozi eziningi zenzeke ngesonto lokuqala kudisemba, elesithath­u lapho abaningi bebevala emsebenzin­i nelesine, okuyisonto likakhisim­usi ebelinempe­lasonto ende. Uthe izingozi eziningi bezenzeka kuyisonto okuyinto entsha. Izikhathi obekuvame ukwenzeka ngazo izingozi yiphakathi kwehora lesikhombi­sa ebusuku no-10. U-80.8% wezingozi kuthiwa udalwe wubudedeng­u babantu emgwaqweni, u-10.4% kube ngenxa yemvula enamandla nesichotho kanti u-8.8% udalwe ukungabi bikho esimeni kwezimoto ezisebenzi­sa umgwaqo.

Kuthiwa bangu-7 820 abashayeli ababoshiwe, okukhona phakathi kwabo abebeshaye­la bephuzile, abahamba ngesivinin­i eseqile nabebenezi­ncwadi eziwumguny­athi.

Umshayeli oboshwe ehamba ngesivinin­i sika-225km/h endaweni evumela u-120km/h ku-n1 e-settle Bridge, elimpopo, kanti otholakale ukuthi uphuze kakhulu enotshwala obungu-2.48 ml egazini uboshwe e-eastern Cape.